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GAZETTE
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1985
AIJA — Bordeaux
Congress
The Annual Congress of the organisation was held at
Bordeaux during the week 27th August to 2nd September
1984. The opening ceremony was addressed by the
Minister for Justice, the Mayor of Bordeaux and the
Batonnier of Bordeaux amongst others.
The working sessions, which were held on Tuesday and
Wednesday, concentrated upon the following subjects:
(a) International White Collar Crime.
(b) International Arbitration.
(d) Trade Marks.
(d) Prepaid Legal Insurance Plans.
All of the topics provided interesting and stimulating
discussions. To those who participated the challenge of
communicating with persons of different legal back-
grounds was rewarding and beneficial. In this regard
particular attention should be given to the AIJA publica-
tion on International Commercial Arbitration.
The social side of the Congress was as usual a great
success, the highlights of which were a spectacular
reception at Chateau Loudenne, an old Chateau
Bordelais, where hundreds of fireworks suddenly
exploded in the sky and the wine never ceased to flow, and
a memorable trip to the Chateau Cantemerle where after
a magnificent lunch dancing was the order of the
afternoon.
As is customary, the visit to the homes of local lawyers
provided an enjoyable experience and allowed everyone
to meet colleagues on a rather more informal basis.
From an Irish viewpoint the Congress marked a
watershed in that, for the first time, an Irish member was
elected to the post of First Vice President. Our congratu-
lations and best wishes go to Michael Carrigan on
attaining this distinguished office.
Hopefully, support will continue to grow and that even
more practitioners will make the trip to the Lisbon
Congress in 1985 which takes place from 24th-28th
September. Further details of this event will be published
shortly.
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Incorporated Law Society of
Ireland
LUNCH FACILITIES BLACKHALL PLACE
Members of the profession should note that lunch
facilities are available in the Members' Lounge in
Blackhall Place from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. each day,
Mo n d ay to Friday.
Reservations for lunch should be made at least 24 hours in
advance.
A variety of lunch meals are available ranging from Soup
& Rolls through Cold Buffet to a hot three course lunch.
Young Lawyers International
Association
A I J A
The Annual Congress for the Year 1985
will take place
at Lisbon
on
24th-28th September
The topics for discussion are as follows:—
1. Legal Protection of Software.
2. The removal of minors from one jurisdiction
to another.
3. The legal status of company directors, their
civil and criminal responsibilities.
4.
Free movement of goods within the EEC.
Anyone interested please contact:
Michael Irvine,
Matheson Ormsby & Prentice,
20 Upper Merrion Street,
Dublin 2.
Tel: 760981
Telex: 24333
E M P L O Y M E NT REG I STER
Members are reminded that the Society maintains
an Employment Register for Solicitors. Those
seeking employment and those Offices with posts to
be filled are invited to contact The Education
Officer, Mr. Albert Power, The Law Society,
Blackhall Place, Dublin, 7.
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